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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
Saved by Packages.

What apparently trifing circumstances
have often saved mems lives in battles!
The following stories 1 have heard related
repeatedly by witnesses of remarkable
escapes:
One tells: zone time, while I was
looking at my wife's picture, the order came
to march double-quick to the opposite side
of hill, where the enemy were to be met
and routed. The picture was i'll an ivory
case, and always carried it in pocket l
had made for that purpose. But this time,
in my hurry to fall into line, without think
ing what was doing, thrust it into my
lett breast pocket. During the progress OF
the battle was struck twice. Once l
thought my time had come, for directly
over my heart felt singing sensation
lied and did not faint. On examination L
found that two balls had struck the ivory
case, badly damaging it, one of which must
have come obliquely from the right, as 1t
glanced along the ribs and passed out un-
der my left arm"
1 had package of letters always car
ried in my left breast pocket, says Sergeant
Jones, of the Twelfth Wisconsin,; once:
when was performing little scout duty,
on NV own account, ran into business
Unfortunately, was discovered rambling
in the near vicinity of mansion that was
the headquarters Of some of the enemy
officers. Several shots were fired at me ere
l had time to turn and retreat to safe To-
cality. One ball grazed my shoulder, an,
other passed through my left sleeve, and
one struck fairly and imbedded itself in my
package of letters.
Will jaime says he was saved by
bullet striking his watch. A plug OF TO-
bacco was the saving agent in sam Lewis
case. The sweet, smiling, pictured face
tin-type-of young lady was SACRIFICED
to save the heart that beat high with love
fol her for many years after.
Mrs. Ell. N. BARFELL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

man has drawn largely upon these records
IN some OF his writings. General Grant,
while writing his book, was in constant
communication with General Marcus j.
wright, who does the work of collecting
the Confederate records. jeff Davis has
drawn upon this source for information
for use in his book General Wright has
III his possession a letter-book filled with
nothing but letters from Grant and Davis
upon the same subjects,
Strange to say, jeff Davis was among the
very first TO respond to the call of the Gov.
eminent for official papers of the Confed-
eracy. lie sent all his papers cheerfully
as soon as he received the request. When
the work of collecting the records was first
begun, it was thought they would never be
able to get enough OF the Confederate
papers to mako the record complete; but
Tor nine years now General Wright has
been writing to the surviving Confederate
officers. or the families of officers who
were killed, and he has succeeded in COL
Letting fully as complete a record of the
Confederate army as is had of the Federal.
All letters or orders written by officials or
ofhcers OF the army during the war that re-
late at all to the subject of the war are COL
lected and compiled and printed without
editing. When the work is all done, there
will have to be another history of the war
written from these records.
Another very interesting thing is the COL
lection of photographs Of the Union and
Confederate officers. The walls of the
room in which he works is covered with
these photographs, and several large size
packing boxes are also filled with them.
He has the picture of almost any officer on
either side any one would be likely to want.
In oil, he has about thirteen hundred Of
them, from generals to colonies, captains,
lieutenants, and even privates, of certain
famous corps. All the famous command
ing officers, and hundreds who won fame
within narrow limit, are there.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
IS PROHIBITION A FAILURE IN ATLANTA.
From the Atlanta Sunny Soulful


Mere assertion weighs but little. Facts alone
tell. The annals Of history will never perhaps
contain moro wonderful revolution than that
OF prohibition in Atlanta. When the issue was
first joined the advocates OF the liquor traffic
declared that prohibition could never be car
ried in city the size Of Atlanta; and if car
ried, could never be enforced. Many advocated
for whisky and brandy: No law has ever been
more vigorously fought than prohibition has
been in Atlanta. Every artifice and scheme
has been resorted to to nullify the operations
of the law. The courts have been tried. The
provision of the prohbitory law exempting IL
censes from being terminated before they ex-
Pr PRED was used to defeat the law, as we'll as
great parade was made of liquor being brought
in the city into jugs in order to throw odium upon
the law. But prohibition is not q failure in At
lanta, as the records show.
The courts have sustained it. Drinking has
been cut Oft 90 per cent. The arrests for drunk
enness have been largely reduced, and it only
itants. One hundred and thirty bar.r ,,rls
vending on an average Is, 900 drinks daily, have
been wiped out: Families that during the prev
Of the I9tS traffic suffered for the
squandered for liquor, are now enabled to sup
ply their wants from the money saved by pro
hibition. The city treasury has not suffered
her Golfers. The tax assessments tor the pres
ent year, assessed by strong anti:prohibi-
shows an cte Of
her expenditures for public schools
and public improvements, She has
donated S50,000 to a School of Tech
laton is nearly IS, 600, increase Of over 900.
Her manufacturing enterprises have been en-
larged, and new stores and dwellings are being
erected In every quarter of the city. Atlanta
was never moro prosperous or active than she
is now.
That occasionally @ drunken man is arrested,
or wine-room man arraigned for violation OF
the law, is not to be denied; but it is not to be
wondered ut when city Of 5000 people. with
$50 open bar-rooms, in q moment overturn a
courts are Furnishing violators so severely, sus-
tanned by pubic opinion, that the ranks Of the
violators are growing smaller daily. The course
pursued by the opponents Of prohibition has
disgusted many in their own ranks, SO that
numbers who formerly opposed prohibition, or
favored high license or the wine-rooms, now
That law is not failure in Atlanta, nor has its
operations injured Atlanta one single iota.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
Guarding Sweet Potatoes.

Major Pinkerton. of the - Indiana,
relates some of the most amusing, as we'll
as the most pathetic, war stories. He tells
of "full-blooded Yankee" from way
down East" who was genius in his &C.
centric way.
A pompous old Confederate claimed the
protection Of the United States troops. A
guard was accordingly furnished him by
Uncle Sam. The old fellow had, among
other things he required guarded, patch
of very nice sweet potatoes. The mouth
for good square meal of those same de-
liciously tempting potatoes; and what
more natural than he should set his wits
to work to devise some plan to get some
of them.
One night it so happened (?) that "Yank"
and eight or ten comrades were sumter
ing along in the near vicinity of the potato
patch Wien great commotion was heard
at some distance off. To this, of course,
the guards must attend, and were soon out
of sight.
"lhis must be dispensation of Proyi-
dence, and cannot disregard SO evident
an Intervention in our favor, boys, because
have been praying for this very thing to
happen. How fortunate it is we all brought
sacks along" In twinkling out flew the
sack from Wnefe suSplclous-1oohlAS
bunch had been on the person of each Of
his comrades, many hands we're substituted
for hoes, and in fifteen minutes call was
quiet on the Potomac" and the guards
we're at their posts guarding the sweet po-
tato patch. The following morning they
were much surprised (?l to learn how they
had been fooled by o false alarm, and the
potatoes gone. They were very sure that
none of the "Feds" had played such
mean trick on their comrades. Oh, no;
they knew them to be too honorable.
A strange coincidence was that every
man who was on guard that dark night,
with their Yankee friend and eight or ten
comrades, and some of the officers, enjoyed
sweet-potato roast that day.-Chscogo
Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
II don't know about that" I said. II
think this will lift IT, -

II don't know about that" said. II
think this will lift it"
l drew out an old pass had carried fol-
some time, to pass the bearer frem Chat
tanooga to Tunnel Hill and back, signed
by Colonel Malloy, and, spreading it out
crowded around; and one who was looking
over the shoulders of some others, who
seemed unable to read, saw Malloy on the
bottom, and said:
General Milroy! Yes, that's all right. {"
General Milroy was in command of the
troops at Murfeesboro.
GLOW many do you want2" he added.
One of the boys whispered, sect me
two" the other whispered, Get me two. !"
"How many have your"
"Forty loaves is all we have"
I called for ten and paid twelve and q
half cents each, and we divided after we
got on the street.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

been 40 per cent. falling off in the number of
arrests, notwithstanding there has been rigid
interpretation Of the law under which arrests
are made. Formerly, if n man was sober
enough to walk home no was not molested.
Now, if there is the slightest variation from
that state in which the center of gravity falls
in u line inside the base, the party is made to
answer for such variation at the station house.
Our experience has demonstrated to us be-
You'd doubt that o city of 6O,OJO inhabitants
can get along and advance ut solid aud con
stant ratio without the liquor traffic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
rrs AND BAYoNATs.
~ Scenes, Amusing Anecdotes, and
= !!nteresting Incidents OF the
Late War.
S. BATTLES, Buzzins Bulleta Bright
y Bavonets, and Buggy
Beds.
;,o Tribute to Gen. Logan.
BY II. S. TAYLOR.

$50 where the conquering Prairie
he1o ,icket advances of Wood,
| tea ,idy the currents OF airy
1. I e ni,ids in their playfulest mood,
'i"e nature in primal profusion
'eaoo is the plains like the wastes of sea
vet 1T in the edge of confusion
! ,p e;r On of the black-ja treet
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
,tilI while his glory grow clearer,

N still, while his glory grew clearer,
From Donelson down to the sea,
| felt his quaint title grow dearer
< fixed by fitting decree.
i bayonets followed him blindly,
Eis comrades-we knew him the best,
n cherished him, rudely but kindly,
Ehe Stalwnrt Black Jack of tho West!
comrades! chill Death cannot sever
fhese war-welded bonds of the pastl
crasp him and clasp him forever,
I'M hero and friend to the last!
] crave will be garnished by others,
fhe gifts of numberless host,
4 we we're his comrades and brothers
Ee loved him and mourn him the most.
| here where our camp-fres are dying,
L Time takes toll OF our breath,
4 voice of remnant is crying,
Demanding him even in death.
come to us, comrade, and carry
comfort to tighten our glooml
offer, brave Prince OF the Prairie,
est honor OF many-a tomb!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
y, thu swort soldier whose ashes.

ne, the swart soldier whose ashes,
.rrendered to silence and rest,
4 sends out electrical flashes
ekindle tho heart of the West
,nyed him when fierce instruction
an bllowing in like flood,
FAMED him in sportive affection
Won picket prince of the wood!
named him his fellow-partakers
Il ali the wild war-weather gave,
hen stanch as q cliff in the breakers
ia barred his bold breast to the wavel
pnamed him when battle burned florid,
nd christened Mt fountains of flame,
shook tho black name from his forehead,
nd laughing accepted the name!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

,o,lv stout tree. with each splinter
iias.ae.knitted in fiber and grain,
..rong rs the wild, windy winter
hst blows on the mensureless plain.
.oet 3 fond fancies have crowned it,
I, Wild bird and wandering bee
~ snnc to the solitude round it
he praise OF the Pioneer Treel
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19
A1LAhrA's PROSPERITY.
Eow Prohibition Works in a
City of 65,ooo Souls.
"A convincing Presentation of the Facts
The Now System Has Worked for the
Good of the City and the People,
and 1t Has Come to Stay.

One year ago prohibition of the liquor
traffic went into effect in Atlanta, Ga.
The two remarkable editorial articles
from the leading Atlanta papers, which
are printed below, not only testify
that the law has been a complete sue
cess, bu, also indicate that the LIQUOR
traffic has been banished from the CITY
forever
The Atlanta Constitution is the
most important and successful daily
paper in the whole South, excepting
only one paper in Louisville and two
papers in New Orleans. The Sunny
South is the Haqper's Weekly of the
Southern States; it is bright, enter
tanning family journal, issued each
Saturday. Neither of these papers
hos hitherto been special advocate of
prohibition. The Constitution was
neutral during the prohibition fight,
ald has until now taken thoroughly
Conservative stand, having few words
Recommendation for the law and being
rather inclined against prohibition as
principle than in favor of it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-19

bcarts of our fathers OFT hn1ledit
En-, w., wandering on some frigid slope,
.'s;sty whito distance unveiled it
! ,lli.,d1,ark and pillar of hope
III battered from blasts of rude weather
eenioreer,s terrors grew calm,
~ eb;laran and black-jaclls together,
l. w ,,n like the Arab and Palml
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-16
TRUSTEES SALE
-OF AN
Ohio County Farm.

DY VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF TRUST MADE
ID by John Feay, tn me trustee, dated
on the 9TH day OF December, 1876, and recorded
in the office OF the clerk Of the County Court OF
Ohio county, West Virginia, in Deed Of Trust
Book IL, page los, will sell, at public auction,
on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY. APRIL %. 1857.
commencing at 10 O'Clock u. m the following
creek. in said county, that Is 10 say Lot No. >,
beginning at n stake in the Burrows and otter
sou line corner % Lot No. I; thence with the
line Of lot No. north NJ west 90 poles 10 a
small hickory. thence north - west 10 poles TO
a red oak: thence north ~ west !. pole To the
line of lot No. near beech tree. thence up
said line north - east "a lOp poles; thence north
To- east "a poles: thence north 81 - west ~
poles % line Of John Erskine near a private
road thence with said line south 66i ~ east -
10 d double bodied chestnut oak, corner to Blu
Chauuan, ErNkiue and Burrows, theRce south
~ west - tOthe beginning, containing sixty
(6OI aCreS, more or less, With all the appurte-
uauCes thereto belonging.
TERMS OF SALE-Oue-third Of the purchase
money, aud rs much More As the purchaser may
elect u pay, in cash, aud the residue in two
equal annual inStalments with interest thereon
from the day Of sale, the purchaser giving bis
negotiable notes secured by a deed OF trust on
the property fOrthe deferred payments.
d. :. THORNBURGH, TTIlstree.
/ hereby certify that bond and security has
been given BY the above named trustee as re
quirrd hy law. GEORGE HOOK,
Clerk Of the County Court OF Ohio county, state
Of West Virginia U'rDd1eOdei
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TRUSTEES SALE.

10y VIRTUE OF TWO SEVERAL DEEDS OF
ID trust male by Thomas r. HOwley and Mary,
MS lie Co the Undersigned trustee, and bearing
date respectively July 18th, lhNa, and November
l6th. lS,5, and both of record ia the Clerks
Office of the County Court Of Ohio County, West
Virginia i'm Deed Of Trust Book No. -, at pages
31D aud 32I, and pages $50 and $50 will, on
SATURDAY, MAY :, 1857,
beginning at 10 O'Clock a. IN. at the north front
door of the Court House OF Ohio county, pro-
Ceed "a sell al public auction, the following dc
sCUb,i real estate situated in the said cay OF
Wheeling, that is 20 say: Lot numbered seventy
nine Lot No. ~ i'm Division Z. As designated on
the map Of the subdivisions of the Joseph Eald-
well estate and additions theTefrOm % said city
frUUt.Ug ON the south side of Twenty ninth street
iu said city Of Wheeling, together with the right
10 use the water pipe i'm Lot No - lying east OF
the above described lot, also all the improve
mrut- thereon and the appurtenanees belonging
thereto.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third or rs much more
Of the purchase money a. the purchaser may
elect % pay, in cash on the day OF sale, ana the
residue in two equal instruments at one and two
YEAR from said day Of sale, with interest on said
deferred instruments until the whole Of the pur-
CGase money shall be paid in full, and the title
% thy property 10 De retained until all the pay
mgnts shall have been made.
JAMES r ROGERS, Trustee.
J. G. HERvEy, AuCtiOneer. ap7eGdl
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-16
WEDNESDAY. the .lth day of MAY. 1887,

commencing at 10 O'Clock a. M, at the front
dourOf the Court House of Ohio County, sell AT
public auction the following described real
estate, that is Ia say certain piece or parcel
of land situated on Big Wheeling creek, about
two and one half miles east of the city of Wheel
ing, i'm said County ana State, and bounded n
follows: Beginning al point in the centre of
the lane leading from the turnpike To the mill
on the premises opposite the western gate post
on the south side OF said lane, and running
thence south 100 east l0-lUO chains to a stake
on the bank of drain; thence south Al2o east
/ 4i-O0 chains to II locust on the bank Of the
creek; thence down the creek, with the me-
anderS thereof, and binding thereon until ii
intCrSeCtS Il line running from the place OF be-
ginning south JO' west -, containing 80 acres
of land more or less. Also, the ground situated
OH the south side OF said creek and used for the
abutmcut of the mIll-dam, heretofore erected in
connection with the mill, situated on said 80
acres of land and known as BcdiliOn'S Mill, 10.
gcther with all the appurtenanCcs thcreuntO
belonging or in anywiSe apperlaining. Also a
lane running from the said turnpike road to the
mill house bcngll feet wide and lying on the
north boundary line of said 80 acres of land and
outside of the same. Excepting these from, how.
ever. all the real estate and privileges conveyed
To Conrad Srhert by Abigail BcdiliUu and Joseph
Bcdili0n, her husband 10y deed dated November
18th, 49,, aud described aS follows. Beginning
at a locust on the bank of the creek being the
corner called for at the end of the second line
of said lot thence with said line north 33l2'
west II iO-lOO poles to a--in the middle Of the
drain thence down said drain south 500 west
81 100 poles tn Il stake on the bank Uf Wheeling
creek thence up said creek with the meanders
thereof to the beginning, containing 81 square
poles more or less, with the uppurtcnanCcs ana
all the building thereon. Also the exclusive
right to all the ice frozen on the mill dam with
the privilege of cutting and hauling it away.
Also the ITSr and privilege Of the private road
extending from the ice house on the property so
conveyed down the race 10 the mill Also the use
of the lane extending from said mill to the Cum.
bcrland road.
TERMS OF SALES, 100 and rs much more as
the purchaser may elect to pay, III cash
and the residue in two equal annual
payments with interest from the day Of
sale, the purchaser to give his notes secured by
a deed OftruSt on the property for the deferred
payments.
apicOdeg !. +. JONES, Trustee.
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PRODUCE.
New York.

NEW YORK, April 10. -Flour-ReCeipts
1l,752 packages; exports 1,072 barrels and
l6,4s1 sacks; market more active and
stronger sales, y, 400 barrels; common to
good extra western and State 50 2Oa3 30;
good to choice do. s. 7Ua5 10; common to
good extra Ohio 81 20a5 90; common to
choice extra st. Louis 81 20a5 10; choice to
double extra 81 S0a5 05. Wheat-Re-
ceipts &c, 500 bushels; exports 80, l$7 bush
els; spot lots lalic and options lalIc
higher, closing weaker with reaction of Ia
&c; sales lS4, 900 bushels futures, -, 900
bushels spot; No. ? spring nominal at 93lc;
No. hard at 94la95lc; ungraded red Gala
96lc; No. 3 red 92lc; No. red 97c; extra
red 95a95lc; No. l white Csc; No. ? red
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-16
BELLAIRE.

The steel works is only working half
time.
Rev b. +. Lee is making great prepare
tiOns for the laying of the new corner stone
of the 4. NJ. f. Church April 81.
Patrick Whalen has purchased the build
ing in which he does business, and the old
Braidon livery stable for $4,000.
Thomas Deegan has purchased property
on Union street, below the stone bridge, for
So, 500.
There is talk by some parties of stopping
the milk wagons on the Sabbath.
The Buckeye Building Association has
applied for the privilege OF increasing its
capital stock from half to three-quarters
of million dollars.
The concert was repeated in the German
Church last night to a big audience.
Spangler Posts fair and festival is the
attraction this evening.
DR.. NJ. d. Reasoner wsll sell his Third
ward property.
The new trees in the Public Square are
budding nicely.
Mrs Emil Smith by some means lost a
gold watch Thursday night.
The boys at the nail factory received
their earnings yesterday.
The nail factory will not close down to-
day, rs was reported.
We are having boom in real estate.
One man has sold So, 900 worth OF it in
five weeks.
z. Brewer has been appointed 10 the po-
sitiOn made vacant by p. o. Crisswell.
The new Board of City Water Works or
ganized last night.
George LoveiOy buried an infant child
that died of measles.
August DOrer had one OF his hands bad
ly lacerated while at work at the Steel
Plant.
Several thousand emigrants passed west
over the b. K .. yesterday.
The family of Rev Mr.. Williams have
moved to this city.
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grain business. Taking residence In
Pawtueket, he was elected City Council
man by the Democrats of that place, and
was made president of the council. In
1885 he was elected State Senator, and in
1856 was reelected, though the rest OF the
Democratic ticket was defeated. During
those years he had taken an active part in
various Democratic conventions, especially
the one that nominated MI. Cleveland.
Last October the President appointed MIR.
Davis appraiser of foreign merchandise for
the Providence district, which office he was
filling when elected Governor.
Governor Davis has not only made sue
cess in business for himself, but has started
two brothers and two nephews in business
after they had served with him as clerks.
He is a man Of liberal tendencies, very
popular at his home and OF high reputa-
ton for sterling honesty.
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WOOL.
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 15.-WOol
Dull; prices nominal and unchanged;
Canada washed combing 3Ta3Sc; medium
unwashed cOmbing ana delaine 29a3Oc;
Eastern Oregon medium l5a2Oc; New Mex
lean and Colorado l7a20c.